I know a lot of people ask who made their clothes these days, but does anyone really know? Unless you are close to someone with excellent sewing skills who has produced your entire wardrobe, the answer is probably no. I do know who made a large handful of lovely lacy things in my underwear drawer,... Continue Reading →
Lingerie lust list: March
This month's list is an eclectic mix of things that have caught my eye so far in March. There were more items I could have included, but they aren't all necessarily what you would call 'lingerie'... more 'underwear'. I pondered renaming this feature something a bit less femme but, I'm rather fond of the alliteration.... Continue Reading →
Giveaway: WMYP and design
This is the last of three giveaways in May here on Rarely Wears Lipstick, with prizes from the lovely people at Who Made Your Pants. Each week, I'm focusing on a different aspect of their fantastic business. This week's theme: Design. It is extremely tricky to come up with the perfect pants design but, when... Continue Reading →
Giveaway: WMYP and jobs
This is the second of three giveaways in May here on Rarely Wears Lipstick, with prizes from the lovely people at Who Made Your Pants. Each week, I'm going to focus on a different aspect of their fantastic business. This week's theme: Jobs and training. Through a bit of planning and an awareness of the... Continue Reading →
Giveaway: WMYP and sustainability
This is the first of three giveaways in May here on Rarely Wears Lipstick, with prizes from the lovely people at Who Made Your Pants. Each week, I'm going to focus on a different aspect of their fantastic business. This week's theme: Sustainability. WMYP use fabrics that would otherwise be discarded by other lingerie manufacturers... Continue Reading →
Style with Ethics: Who Made Your Pants?
You may have been reading this blog since I first discovered Who Made Your Pants? and then visited them back in 2012. You may have seen my excitement about the comfy and flattering extra wide lace Aimee shorts that they made a couple of years ago. You may even have read my interview on their... Continue Reading →
An ode to big pants
Last year, when the lovely Cate Sevilla wrote about big knickers for BitchBuzz, I never thought I'd switch from my much loved cotton bikini style pants. Then, earlier this year, I started to notice that I was looking a bit lumpy in my high-waisted retro jeans, shorts and pencil skirts because those much loved knickers... Continue Reading →
Open day at Who Made Your Pants?
On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of visiting the wonderful Who Made Your Pants? people. I found out a fair bit about them via the internet when I was researching an article on ethical lingerie, but that just meant that I wanted to know more. Whenever I mentioned their name on Twitter, I always received... Continue Reading →